Iryna Khalip

Iryna Khalip
Born (1967-11-12) November 12, 1967 (age 57)
Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJournalist, Reporter, Editor
NationalityBelarusian
Alma materBelarusian State University[1]
Period1994-2010
(incarcerated)
Notable awards2005 TIME Hero of Europe[2]
2009 Courage in Journalism Award
SpouseAndrei Sannikov

Iryna Uladzimirawna Khalip (Belarusian: Iрына Уладзіміраўна Халiп, Russian: Ирина Владимировна Халип, romanizedIrina Vladimirovna Khalip; born November 12, 1967) is a Belarusian journalist, reporter and editor in the Minsk bureau of Novaya Gazeta, known for her criticism of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

For her journalistic activities she has been regularly harassed, detained, and beaten by the Belarusian KGB and authorities.[3] In May 2011, she was given a two-year suspended prison sentence for her role in protests following the 2010 Belarus election.[4]

TIME selected her for the 2005 special issue "European Heroes", category "Brave Hearts".[2] In 2009 she was awarded the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation.[3] She is married to former Belarus presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, an opposition activist and recipient of the 2005 Bruno Kreisky Award.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Zarakhovich, Yuri (2005). "Brave Heart: The Accidental Activist". TIME Magazine (Europe). Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
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